Episode 126: In 2012 Bernie Montoya won the high school Dream Mile in a time of 4:01 and became the top recruit in the country. He decided to stay home and go to ASU. Whatever happened to Bernie? Well in college he was diagnosed with a heart condition and then had a series of injuries…. [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 125: Tom Fowler of Polar USA
Episode 125: Polar has been a leader in heart rate technology for several decades now. One of the largest GPS watch brands on the market, we are pleased to announce we now import from Polar directly into Final Surge. Tom Fowler is the president of Polar, a former professional triathlete Tom discusses workouts with Mark… [Read More]
Sync Polar Flow to Final Surge
Final Surge now has direct sync to Polar Flow, allowing athletes to automatically send their completed workout data from their Polar Flow account to their Final Surge calendar. Here is how you can set up the sync in both the Final Surge iOS & Android apps and through the web platform: Setup from Final Surge… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 124: Kim Conley
Episode 124: We welcome back Olympian Kim Conley to the Final Surge Podcast. Kim has had a rough time with injuries since she last joined us before her marathon debut. She is back on the track now and we discuss what her plans are for the 2020 Olympic year. :40 Last time we had you… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast: Episode 123 Joey Berriatua
Episode 123: Joey Berriatua is one of the up and coming young guns of the Tinman Elite Group. Joey has an interesting story. Joey is the son of a former baseball player who got a pretty late start in the track and field world. Joey has been an underdog since he started and has defied… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 122: Jason Fitzgerald
Episode 122: Jason Fitzgerald joins us again to talk about strength training, the differences between lifting for endurance and speed and the importance of the glutes. We also talk about how he would periodize a strength program. 1:02 Strength running podcast – We discuss his new podcast 1:47 Why strength training is not cross training…. [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 121: Kerry Camberg
Welcome to Episode 121 of the Final Surge podcast where we welcome veteran World Duathlon finalist Kerry Camberg to the program. Right after we recorded the podcast Kerry qualified again for the World Championship. Kerry was a late bloomer to endurance athletics and talks about how it is never too late to set big goals… [Read More]
Sync Workouts from Wahoo ELEMNT
With the latest release of Wahoo’s ELEMNT Companion App, you can now sync workouts captured on your ELEMNT, ELMENT Bolt and ELMENT Mini directly with Final Surge. If you have the latest version if their app installed, here is how you can set up the sync: 1. From the main icon menu across the bottom… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 120: Neely Spence Gracey
Episode 120: Neely Spence Gracey has been on the podcast several times, but we have not caught up with her since she had her baby Athen’s. In this episode, we talk about what it was like having to take so much time off, what the comeback process has been like and we talk about her… [Read More]
New Final Surge iOS & Android App Updates: Language and Workout Builder
We’re excited to announce a couple of big app updates. The first update centers around our Workout Builder in the Beta Platform. If you or your coach have been creating structured workouts to execute on a fitness device like Garmin (using our Garmin Connect IQ™ app) or Zwift, you can now see the details of… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 119: Megan Ping
Episode 119: Megan Ping joins us to talk about the summer camp the Ping family does with Coach Tom Tinman Schwartz over the summer called the Project Gold Running Camp. We discuss the camp, what the kids can expect and catch up with how Grace Ping did recently at the World Cross Country Championships U20… [Read More]
Coach Feature: Building & Using Structured Workouts with Multiple Target Types
All athletes train differently. Some may prefer to use heart rate training while some may prefer power, while others prefer to train using pace. As a coach, it can often be time consuming to create multiple workouts for each type of training target (heart rate, power, pace). Our new Workout Builder feature for coaches makes… [Read More]
FS Podcast 118: Jessica Tonn
Jessica Tonn has been one of the top 10k runners in the country over the last few years. Today she joins me to discuss her move back to her home Phoenix area and we discuss her changing coaches. Jess has struggled with injuries off and on and we talk about how she is now doing… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 117: Ben Rosario and the changes in track and field
Episode 117: Ben Rosario joins us to talk about the recent changes in track and field. We discuss what it may mean for the Diamond League meets to drop the 5k and how the IAAF changing the Olympic qualifications standards will impact the USA and other countries. 1:25 Diamond League dropped the 5k, why do… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 116: Laura Norris
Laura Norris is a running coach and a running blogger. Laura is always putting out great content on her website This Runners Recipes. :49 Where did your love for blogging start? 3:33 How many posts have you put out in the last five years? 3:54 Did you do any sports in high school? 4:45 How… [Read More]
Final Surge to be the Official Training Platform of Tinman Elite
Final Surge has partnered with professional running team Tinman Elite to be their official training and coaching platform for the 2019 season. Coach Tom “Tinman” Schwartz formed the team in 2017 with the goal of becoming one of the top running teams in the world, competing for spots to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. … [Read More]
